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Charlotte Lamb

Sheila Ann Mary Coates was born on 1937 in Essex, England, just before the Second World War in the East End of London. As a child, she was moved from relative to relative to escape the bombings of World War II. Sheila attended the Ursuline Convent for Girls. On leaving school at 16, the convent-educated author worked for the Bank of England as a clerk. Sheila continued her education by taking advantage of the B of E's enormous library during her lunch breaks and after work. She later worked as a secretary for the BBC. While there, she met and married Richard Holland, a political reporter. A voracious reader of romance novels, she began writing at her husband's suggestion. She wrote her first book in three days with three children underfoot! In between raising her five children (including a set of twins), Charlotte wrote several more novels. She used both her married and maiden names, Sheila Holland and Sheila Coates, before her first novel as Charlotte Lamb, Follow a Stranger, was published by Mills & Boon in 1973. She also used the pennames: Sheila Lancaster, Victoria Wolf and Laura Hardy. Sheila was a true revolutionary in the field of romance writing. One of the first writers to explore the boundaries of sexual desire, her novels often reflected the forefront of the "sexual revolution" of the 1970s. Her books touched on then-taboo subjects such as child abuse and rape, and she created sexually confident - even dominant - heroines. She was also one of the first to create a modern romantic heroine: independent, imperfect, and perfectly capable of initiating a sexual or romantic relationship. A prolific author, Sheila penned more than 160 novels, most of them for Mills & Boon. Known for her swiftness as well as for her skill in writing, Sheila typically wrote a minimum of two thousand words per day, working from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. While she once finished a full-length novel in four days, she herself pegged her average speed at two weeks to complete a full novel. After 1977 Sheila lived on the Isle of Man as a tax exile with her husband and four of their five children: Michael Holland, Sarah Holland, Jane Holland, Charlotte Holland and David Holland. Sheila passed away on October 8, 2000 in her baronial-style home 'Crogga' on the Island. She is greatly missed by her many fans, and by the romance writing community.

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Storm Centre

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In bitter circumstances, Lauren had divorced her husband Andreas five years ago, after he had been flagrantly unfaithful to her, and that had been the end of that. Until suddenly Andreas came back dramatically into her life. After an accident, he had lost his memory and was asking for her, under the impression that she was still his wife. For his mother’s sake, Lauren was forced to go through with the deception and go back to Andreas–but how long could she stand the situation? For her hatred for him had never changed. Neither had her attraction to him…

Blue Lotus

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When Susan and her brother lost themselves in the rain forest of Queensland they were rescued from a very unpleasant fate by Devin Chandler and taken to recover at his cattle station, Lara, a private kingdom where the king made his own laws. For her brother's sake if not her own she had no choice, for the time being, but to stay there. The outcome was inevitable -- but would it bring her anything but heartbreak? For, even if she could be sure that Devin wasn't in love with his beautiful sister-in-law, hadn't he told her himself that there was yet another woman in his life?

The man who died twice

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Shortly after the accident that snuffed out her beloved husband's life, young Charlotte Mason realized that someone was trying to kill her.... Unable to go to the police, Charlotte turned to the only two men who could help her: Martin, the taciturn accountant who had handled Harry Mason's business, and Philip, the zany young photographer who lived upstairs. While neither man trusted the other, Charlotte trusted them both - until something happened and she knew one of them was a cold-blooded killer. But which one? And why?

Midnight Sun's Magic

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"You're just what the doctor ordered!" So the crew at Spitzbergen declared when nurse Annis Brown joined their isolated camp. Dr. Jake van Germert didn't seem to agree. His aloof ways irritated Annis until Ola Julsen arrived and took Annis's mind off Jake. The affair ended, however, leaving Annis with the surprising discovery that, after all, she was in love with Jake. Jake's sudden proposal should have made her completely happy--but she knew it would be a marriage of convenience for him...and a heartbreak for her!

Desire Has No Mercy

2.0 (3)
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Julia hated Rome Demario for what he had done to her, but she couldn't erase him from her thoughts. Because in one brief, passionate moment of revenge, he had taken her innocence - and given her his child. Rome had succeeded in wrecking her life, and her only hope of piecing it together again was to do as he suggested and marry him. But what kind of marriage would it be - she hating him, he despising her as much as he desired her?

Tangled Shadows

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It was eighteen months since Kathryn had separated from her husband Cesare, but now she had received some worrying news. It appeared he had been injured and lost his memory in an accident, and his family were suggesting that if she went back to Italy to meet him the sight of her might bring his memory back. She could hardly refuse - but what were the consequences likely to be? Cesare might well regain his memory - but it would be a memory of what had destroyed the marriage in the first place. And Kathryn had every reason to believe that Sophia Barzini was still very much a part of Cesare's life.

Chateau in the palms

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Jane could not believe it when her beloved husband announced that he wanted a divorce so that he could marry another woman. But there was nothing she could do about it—so she was more than thankful for the opportunity of a job in Mauritius that would at least get her away for a time. But it also brought her into contact with the impressive Philippe de Chameral, a man who could have made her happy—and who in fact wanted her to become engaged to him: not for love, but to give him an excuse to get rid of the possessive Yvette Sutcliffe. Jane would happily have settled for a real engagement—but she was still a married woman. And Philippe still didn't know that…

A Touch of the Devil

4.2 (5)
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Seize today... don't trust in tomorrow! Bianca had never felt such a strong attraction to a man before. Yet Joe Crawford, the darkly handsome piano player at the local restaurant, was clearly not good husband material. Living on his boat in the small Spanish harbor, Joe would no doubt drift out of her life as he'd drifted into it. "I want you very much; come live with me," was his only offer. Could Bianca be faulted for refusing? On the other hand, if she truly loved him--and she did--why not?

Isle of Calypso

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She'd been caught in her own trap! Tara had never intended to actually marry the Most Noble Baron Falcon Falzon of Malta. He had treated her younger sister, Aithne, shamefully when she was there on holiday, and Tara had devised a suitable form of revenge. She would make him want to marry her, and then jilt him at the altar in front of all his friends. But all Tara's careful plans went hopelessly awry, and she found herself married to Falcon...

Across the Great Divide

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Nicole's experience had made her bitter! She'd been badly hurt when her fiance jilted her. When she left Sydney for western Australia, she was determined never to be as trusting again. Yet, against her will, her feelings were stirred by Lang Jamiesona handsome, powerful rancher who made her realize she was far from unmoved by his passionate embraces. But if Lang was going to marry his possessive neighbor, Eunice Blanchard--as rumor reported-- could he really be interested in Nicole? Or was he cheating?

Where the wolf leads

3.1 (8)
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Tara knew she was being used Dracon Leloupblanc had tricked Tara into an engagement, hoping his infatuated cousin would lose hope of Tara and return to his fiancee. And if that failed, Dracon intended to marry Tara! Normally the prospect of marriage to a handsome French wine merchant would have been delightful. But life at Dracon's estate in Bordeaux was anything but normal, and the thought of marrying the autocratic, insulting Dracon was nothing short of terrifying!